Colonial Narrative
Colonial narratives are the stories, myths, and official histories constructed by imperial and settler powers to justify the conquest, dispossession, and governance of colonized lands and peoples. These frameworks typically frame colonizers as bringers of "civilization" and modernity while erasing or misrepresenting Indigenous populations.[1]
History
Since the Age of Exploration there have been narratives from the perspectives of the colonists which have attempted to misinform or ignore information of natives. One example is the myth/idea of Terra Nullius used for Australia, to falsely claim the land belonged to no one prior to European arrival, thereby legalising dispossession.[2]
Regions
Oceania
Australia Colonial narratives of Australia center on the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788[3] and the foundational myth of Terra Nullius, which erased Indigenous sovereignty. These stories span penal transportation, pastoral expansion, bushranger folklore, and the violent displacement of First Nations peoples.[4]
New Zealand
North America
United States
Mexico
South America
Brazil
Africa
South Africa
Asia
India
References
- ↑ https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/disrupting-the-colonial-narrative/
- ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajcp.70075
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/colonization-of-Australia
- ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-the-australian-novel/colonial-adventure-novels/EDEACDECF91073DCA95A0AE50121E2A7
https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/disrupting-the-colonial-narrative/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajcp.70075
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